Meanings (ES + gloss)
tabla • tablero
A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his fac…
tablero
A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.
pizarra • pizarrón
Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc.
buró • comité • consejo • consejo de administración • junta
A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.
We have to wait to hear back from the board.
bordo
The side of a ship.
Now board to board the rival vessels row.
Phrases
A boardBristol boardGalton boardKED boardOuija boardSunday boardTrident BoardVeroboardaboardabove boardabove-boardacademy boardacross the boardacross-the-boardairboardall over the boardaquaboardarrow boardartboardaudioboardback boardback to the drawing boardback to the old drawing boardbacker boardbackerboardbakeboardbaking boardbalance boardbare boardbarge boardbarnboardbarrier boardbattenboardbeadboardbear boardbeaverboardbed and boardbedboardbillboardbitboard
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abordar • embarcar • subir
To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
It is time to board the aircraft.
You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to receive news or make a communication.
abordar
To (at least attempt to) capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party.
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